Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Altenburg (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Altenburg. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Altenburg is located in Perry County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Perry County: Jackson (IL), Randolph (IL), Union (IL), Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Saint Francois & Sainte Genevieve.
Below are the counties that are near Altenburg. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Altenburg:
- Perry County (The home county of Altenburg)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Frohna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Frohna is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frohna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Brazeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Farrar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Farrar is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Biehle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Perryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millheim
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millheim is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Sereno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sereno is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- McBride
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McBride is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Lithium
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Bollinger County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Sedgewickville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sedgewickville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewickville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Seopus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seopus is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seopus
- Patton Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Patton Junction is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Laflin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laflin is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laflin
- Cape Girardeau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Old Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leemon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Oak Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Friedheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burfordville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Girardeau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gordonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sainte Genevieve County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Saint Mary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Minnith is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnith
- Ozora
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ozora is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozora
- Quarry Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Scott County
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Scott City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Alexander County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- East Cape Girardeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- McClure
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Elco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thebes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Franklin County (IL)
- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Grand Tower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jacob
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gorham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Degognia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Murphysboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ava
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ava is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <1>
- Oraville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Makanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Campbell Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Carbondale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- De Soto
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Perry County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Willisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Denmark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Cutler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pyatts
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Conant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Conant is located in Perry County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Randolph County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leanderville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Shiloh Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Welge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Chester
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Percy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Steeleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dozaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- Kaskaskia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- New Palestine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Union County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alto Pass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cobden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Reynoldsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Anna is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
- Jonesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Dutch Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Mill Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Lick Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Dongola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Williamson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurst is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
- Blairsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Carterville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crainville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Dewmaine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Colp is located in Williamson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altenburg, see our County-by-County Page for Altenburg.
Cemeteries Near Altenburg ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Altenburg.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Altenburg - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Altenburg covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walker Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brazeau Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodbread Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Neunert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grace Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Apple Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (374 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sides Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Darby Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Altenburg had a population of 183 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Altenburg had a population of 335 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Altenburg, with the one closest to Altenburg listed first.
- Wittenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Grand Tower
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brazeau
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Seventysix
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Old Appleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Lovejoy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Uniontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Aldridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Pocahontas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Neelys Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sand Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Grand Eddy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grand Eddy is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Eddy
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Longtown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Altenburg. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altenburg.
Newspapers Published in Altenburg ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altenburg.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altenburg, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Altenburg.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Altenburg:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Perry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bollinger County
- Cape Girardeau County
- Sainte Genevieve County
- Scott County
- Alexander County
- Franklin County
- Jackson County
- Perry County
- Randolph County
- Union County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altenburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altenburg) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |